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Aidan Doyle

@aidandoyle.bsky.social
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Australian writer, editor, programmer. Author of Mind-controlling Bugs, an illustrated non-fiction book for kids. Editor of The Writer's Book of Doubt and co-editor of Sword & Sonnet. Clarion South, Codexian. He/him www.aidandoyle.net

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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
First new species of cat discovered in more than 100 years! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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New cat species identified for first time in more than a century in Bolivia
New species of wild cat was discovered in Bolivia’s Yungas forest and is smaller than the average domestic ⁠cat
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Lightspeed Magazine @lightspeedmagazine.com · 15/09/2026
The 2026 LIGHTSPEED + NIGHTMARE Kickstarter is NOW LIVE! Check out our star-studded lineup of authors & peruse our rewards: subscriptions, signed books, rare magazine collectibles, t-shirts, mugs, and other fun stuff. Thank you in advance if you're able to offer your support.💖 bit.ly/LS-NM-26
LIGHTSPEED & NIGHTMARE Kickstarter graphic. Left side: Bright light blue background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a rocket blasting up out of it. Below the book is the LIGHTSPEED magazine wordmark; the word lightspeed is rendered in a orange-to-yellow gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it.
Right side: Bright light yellow background with rays (as of light) bursting out from the center. Central image is an open book with a haunted house emerging from it. Below the book is the NIGHTMARE magazine wordmark; the word nightmare is rendered in a dark red to lighter red gradient, with a white outline around it and dropshadow underneath it.
Top: the words "LIVE on Kickstarter"
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Time loops!
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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 02/09/2026
It's September, which means I have a new novel out this month! As early as Sept. 8 or as late as Sept. 22, depending on country and format (it's in ebook, paperback and audio read by Maria Nicola Johnson). The court of Catherine de' Medici, with ... vampires (I am making the spooky hands).
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The Swordmaster
Coming September 2026 (the exactly dates within that month vary slightly by country.) 304 pages. Published by Rebellion, in ebook, paperback and audiobook narrated by Maria Nicola Johnson. This is th...
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Shadow & Ink is now available to play for free via Stewart's web site. infomancy.net/shadow-and-i... It's our entry for this year's Interactive Fiction competition. A choice-based game that takes around an hour to play. Explore a secret valley and assemble magical books.
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I had the absolute pleasure of playtesting this game, and it is a DELIGHT! It takes about an hour to play, is tons of fun, the writing is sharp, and the little details/bonuses are fantastic. Highly recommend. Stewart C. Baker and @aidandoyle.bsky.social, congrats on creating this masterpiece!
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Shadow and Ink
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Hey pals, come follow my next BackerKit campaign and help me bring a TIME LOOP ANTHOLOGY to life next month!! (It will have an open submission period for writers in October.) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
<alt>opportunity window: a time loop anthology, with artwork by Mildred McMillen edited to be framed within multiple smaller frames; it shows a person in a painting studio by an attic window</alt>
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Catherine Tavares @cjtavares.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
So, what have I been up to all month long? The One-Page RPG Jam 2026 that's what! I finally finished my project: "Y/N", a TTRPG of live, competitive fanfiction to get folks reading short fiction! It's free/PWYW, PDF downloads, with color, B&W, and text-only options. I hope you enjoy!
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Y / N by Catherine Tavares
A self-insert TTRPG to help you discover and immerse yourself in stories!
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E. Catherine Octobler @ecatherine.com · 09/07/2026
Uhhhhhh I guess this is public? 😭🚂🐙 In development at Bardel, The Kraken Sea.
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I am SO happy to announce the table of contents for [RECORDED]: An Anthology of Found Media Stories, coming to haunt you on October 13th, 2026! 🎥 📚💙 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
"A Memorandum on Military Etiquette in the Fourth Year of the Fae Crusade" by Nick Badot

"Helpdesk Ticket: Work Stoppage" by Bridget D. Brave

"NeuraCoat" by PS Cavanaugh

"The Last Episode of Captain Moonbeam’s Fun-Time Galaxy" by William R. Crichton

"Sleepless in the Notes App" by Megan Diedericks

"Case File 09987-296: Wildgrove Zoo" by Taylor Ellison

"Paracon 2026 Preliminary Schedule" by Dylan Freeman

"Witness Us Witness You" by Andreas Hort

"Mabaruga - the Ancient" by Diana J Kamieniarz

"The Seven Sins Of Selena Nielsen" by Hannya Kay

"The Old Mill" by Seoung Kim

"Side Effects" by Sam Logan

"The Man in the Leaves: an Index Case" by Aster Loxley

"The Pulling Hour" by Kieran McCaffrey

"The Masundanyika Files" by Masimba Musodza

"Cypress Hymns" by Jorja Osha

"Go Eat Some Worms with Callie Cooks" by C. H. Pearce

"What Follows Out of the Woods" by C. Piveral

"Federal Bureau of Ontology" by Rose Skye

"How to Breed Your Own Wish Fish - Babylon Curses Weekly, originally published October 31, 1899 [amended to include Sir Lamington’s letter to the Editor, 21 November 1924]" by Liv Strom

"Shelley’s System Data for the Play Test of Sinister Susurrations" by Catherine Tavares
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Happy #PrideMonth! 💙📚🌈 June is my birthday month! It is Triscuit and Crouton's gotcha month! And my found media anthology #RECORDED crowdfunding campaign is officially live!!! Come help make this an unforgettable (& super queer) anthology—you know you want it! 🎥👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...
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Michael Scott: Oh My God, It's Happening!
Alt: From The Office a clip of Michael Scott saying "Oh My God, it's happening!" as everyone runs around the room
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Listen, if this campaign funds in the first 48 hours, I have promised ALL my cats a can of tuna. (They get to share, it's a large can okay.) Support weird fiction! Support cats getting fed tuna in celebration!!! (I will absolutely share the video too 😸) #RECORDED tiny.cc/recordedantho
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Get Ready for [RECORDED] — An Anthology of Found Media Fiction!
From Merc Fenn Wolfmoor - Get Ready for [RECORDED] — An Anthology of Found Media Fiction!
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SL Huang [THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS is out!]🎇🦑🌌] @slhuang.com · 21/05/2026
Phone ate a Bluesky thread I was working on and it was incredibly demoralizing and then I got an email from my agent that THE LANGUAGE OF LIARS is entering a second printing!!! Y'all are so wonderful, go little book go us.macmillan.com/books/978125...
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The Language of Liars
A story of secrets, body jumping, and the power of language, The Language of Liars is a poignant, thought-provoking new masterpiece from award-winning author...
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
I was lucky to get such a wonderful cover and design from @astredcherry.bsky.social for the bug book. The design was nominated for Australian Book Design Awards.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Dymocks in the city (Collins St in Melbourne) has a big supply of Mind-controlling Bugs.
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Jo Miles @jomiles.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Happy book birthday to Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry! 🎉🎂🫖 A museum of rare and precious foods. Lovable found family. Loads of queer characters. A tasty mystery & a sweet F/NB romance. Get your copy: books2read.com/tea-treachery #BookBirthday #BookSky #QueerBooks 🌈 #CozyFantasy #SFF
Text: Welcome to the Infinite Pantry. A cozy fantasy chock-full of love and deliciousness. Book cover for Tea & Treachery at the Infinite Pantry, by Jo Miles. An illustrated fantasy castle accompanied by playful cats, teapots (one cracked), and an assortment of foods including cinnamon buns, bread, cheese, and tomatoes.
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
'sup, sickos — who likes FOUND FOOTAGE???? good, because SO DO I and I am going to spend my tax monies on BRINGING MORE FICTION INTO THE WORLD and editing an anthology this summer. because we need more weird art and I want YOU to help make it. 👀⬇️ mercfennwolfmoor.carrd.co#recordedantho
mockup cover of an anthology called [RECORDED], showing an old fashioned film camera with colorful glitch overlays, and a skull vaguely visible in the background; smaller text says "edited by Merc Fenn Wolfmoor"
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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This industry faced near total collapse in Australia. How did it come back from the brink?
Australia's game industry is levelling up, with independent studios hitting high scores despite ongoing challenges.
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
okay so. coming soon 👀 (no, idk *exactly* when but like... all the stories are written! and I have one cover!) #WhyMonsterGirlsDontCry 📚🏳️‍⚧️ it's got trans & nonbinary characters! it's super queer! 🌈📚🪐 💜🖤💚 also very aspec! there will be 3 new stories! 🐺🎥🧸 www.kickstarter.com/projects/mer...
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Coming soon: Why Monster Girls Don't Cry
A collection of dark speculative fiction about monsters and people considered monstrous. Includes three never-before-published stories!
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Small Wonders @smallwondersmag.com · 28/03/2026
Featuring stories and poems by (deeeeep breath): @omgjulia.bsky.social, John Gregory Betancourt, Stefan Alcalá Slater, @alwayscoffee.bsky.social, @gerrileen.bsky.social, @mosesoseutomi.bsky.social, @aimeeogdenwrites.com, @bugthewriter.bsky.social, @andregeleynse.com, @elismontgomery.bsky.social ...
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Eliza Chan @elizachanwrites.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Here it is! HARBOUR OF HUNGRY GHOSTS my new Babel x Buffy the Vampire Slayer historical fantasy novel out 28th July Cover by Toma Nguyen, art director Ella Garrett
Cover of Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan. Blue, red and white porcelain effect with stone lion, snake, tiger, dog, incense, teapot, gold, coin sword and more on the cover
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Another red panda photo.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Congratulations to all the Nebula Award nominees! locusmag.com/2026/03/2025...
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2025 Nebula Awards Ballot
The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) has released the finalists for the 2025 Nebula Awards. Novel When We Were Real, Daryl Gregory (Saga) The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, Stephen Gr…
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
The Judges' report on Mind-controlling Bugs for the Children's Book Council of Australia awards.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Wineglass Bay and Honeymoon Bay in Tasmania
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
My first kids' book is a notable book of the year. :)
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Mind-controlling Bugs is on the Children's Book Council of Australia book of the year longlist in the Eve Pownall (non-fiction) category. They announce the shortlist later in the year.
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Merc Fenn Wolfmoor @mercwolfmoor.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
hi friends, i've put together a short collection of SFF stories and set it free—i hope it can give you some encouragement, a smile, or even just a pause in the doomscrolling. art is resistance. <3 🐺 📚 ko-fi.com/s/f0da603a0d <— support/PWYW (free!) tiny.cc/2q7y001 <— direct download
cover for an ebook titled BY YOU, HOPE STANDS; it shows two wolves (one golden, one black) howling underneath an arch with the phases of the moon above, and a starry sky in the background; the text is white with the subtitle "stories of hope and resistance"
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Mind-controlling Bugs was released in Australia one year ago! The year went by so quickly. There are still more zombie critters being discovered - including a species of purple cordyceps parasitic fungus that was found in Brazil.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Something terrible has happened to Tasmania
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
YouTube's summary of the videos I've watched this year.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Nice review of The Writer's Book of Doubt milfordsfwriters.wordpress.com/2025/11/11/w...
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Look what just arrived on my Kindle
Brigands & Breadknives cover
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Important spider news.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
As someone with a computer science background, it's cool to see my book is in the MIT book store.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Agent extraordinaire @alexadsett.bsky.social at the Frankfurt book fair where Mind-controlling Bugs was on display.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Footscray Library has bug book copies now.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Over 20 copies of the bug book in libraries in Singapore. They have a much bigger selection of parasite books for kids than I would have expected.
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P.A. Cornell (She/Her) @cornellwriter.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I’ve made an update to this situation. open.substack.com/pub/pacornel...
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
I've been learning Blender (a 3D graphics program). Most of the things I make are still by following tutorials, but I'm slowly improving.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
We went on the State Library's tour yesterday where they let you into the library before opening hours and you can see some of the old catalogs.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
New recommended non-fiction for kids. Mind-controlling Bugs gets a mention. www.readings.com.au/news/new-and...
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Nonfiction for kids on every topic!
Our kid's sections are full of fun and informative nonfiction books, so if there's a kid in your life eager for every crumb of information they can find about a particular topic, we've got you covered...
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
The number of Australians visiting Japan in May this year increased 32% compared to last year.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Bug book on the shelves of South Yarra library.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Death Star chocolate mousse from the Star Wars cafe at Melbourne Museum
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
It's bug book US release day! Hardback and ebook are now available in the USA. It's mainly available through online stores (Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, etc) but I'd love a photo if anyone sees a copy in the wild. :) UK release in a couple of days.
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Eugenia Triantafyllou @foxesandroses.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
This is such a cool cover! Stocked to have a story in here alongside many awesome writers 🖤🖤🖤
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
One of the things that surprised me about South Korea this time was seeing Wallace & Gromit merchandise everywhere. Plush toys, notebooks, pens, etc. I hadn't realised they were so popular there.
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Aidan Doyle @aidandoyle.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
99 Million Years Later edition.cnn.com/2025/06/24/s...
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Stunning amber fossil reveals ‘Last of Us’-type fungus likely lived alongside dinosaurs | CNN
Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a fly with parasitic fungi bursting from their bodies.
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